Month: March 2016

“I wouldn’t say I’ve been missing it, Bob.” I packed 6 months of travel into 6 weeks, but got it out of my system. Let’s hope.

You’ll recall before I left, the IRS totally punk’d us with a letter saying “We got your application, now sit tight for 6 months while we think about it.” Then after I left town, they followed maybe two weeks later with a letter saying, “Just kidding, we love you guys, don’t change a thing, you’re totally in.” I’m paraphrasing, the actual letter of determination is here.

If you want to know what goes into a full-fledged Form 1023 these days (not the shortened -EZ version) you can take a look at that here.

I thought I’d be taking my time getting the web site up, and that the IRS making donations to Charitocracy tax-deductible would be the long pole in the schedule. Suddenly I’m the weakest link! Charitocracy’s only obstacle to going live is me. The pressure is back on, friends. Jessica be all like:

Benj is away so the kids and I eat lots of meat, watch horrible (nay, amazing?) movies, and sleep in the big bed. I have the pleasure of taking out the trash and getting the mail. Glamorous life, I tell ya!

Bison chili? Nailed it. Watching the very 80’s and mildly inappropriate for kids Adventures in Babysitting? Oh, we SO nailed that! Middle of the night visits to my bed by each kid? They each nailed it. Recycling? Well, I missed the first week’s pickup but I totally nailed it this week!

Getting the mail? Yeah, I’m mostly terrible at stopping by the post office even though I drive by it multiple times a day. I mean, why bother? Christmas card season is over. It’s no one’s birthday. And I have enough credit cards, thank you very much.

But, OMG, YOU GUYS!!! Look what came in the mail this week!!!

Getting approved for our 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity status on the first try?

About Us

Benj Lipchak and Jessica Sands launched a nonprofit in 2016. Follow our journey as we organized a nonprofit corporation, obtained tax exempt status, built a web site, registered to solicit donations, grew our donor base, and now continue to test the very fabric of our marriage under the stress of a start-up environment. Bring it on!